Pig (Persian: خوک, romanized: Khook) is a 2018 Iranian comedy film directed by Mani Haghighi. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2]
| Pig | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mani Haghighi |
| Written by | Mani Haghighi |
| Starring | Hassan Majooni |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Plot
editA film director is blacklisted and is barred from directing films, forcing him to go into directing commercials. His actress leaves him to pursue a career with other actors. Whilst this is occurring, film directors are being killed off one by one, with their heads severed and the word 'pig' imprinted on their foreheads. The film director wonders why the serial killer didn't come after him.
Cast
edit- Hassan Majooni
- Leila Hatami
- Leili Rashidi
- Parinaz Izadyar
- Ali Mosaffa
- Meena Jafarzadeh
- Ainaz Azarhoush
- Soheila Razavi
- Siamak Ansari
- Mahnaz Afshar as herself
- Payman Maadi as himself
- Vishka Asayesh as herself
- Saber Abar as himself
- Mahsa Hejazi
References
edit- ^ "Berlin Film Festival Fleshes Out Competition Lineup". Variety. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Press Releases: 68th Berlinale". 15 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
External links
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